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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – June 19: N.Y.C. to Replace Health Data Collection System, West Virginia’s Covid Lottery Under Scrutiny
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,194th day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, the U.K. Conservative Party is facing public outrage over a lockdown party video
UNITED STATES
The New York City Department of Health said that its health data collection system was so overloaded during the pandemic that it will replace it.
“The current state [Electronic …
What Winston Churchill and Canadian Wildfires Tell Us About Our Future
As I exited my building for an afternoon walk with Snickers the Wonderdog, I noticed there was something in the air. My eyes watered and itched, my nose felt a burning sensation and the taste in my throat was as if I had swallowed a good part of a wood burning fireplace. The sky had a kind of apocalyptic orange color and my mind turned to my visits to cities …
Prince Harry Loses Bid to Pay for Police Protection in U.K. Days After Paparazzi incident in Manhattan
Just days after Prince Harry falsely claimed to have been the victim of a “near catastrophic” car chase in New York City, a British court turned down his bid to challenge the Home Office over its refusal to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family when visiting the United Kingdom.
On Monday, Mr. Justice Chamberlain turned down Harry’s request to bring a judicial review over the …
Report from the Coronation in London: King Charles’ Crowning Moment
London was exhilarating. Excitement was in the air. And former colonists flocked to the U.K. capital to celebrate the coronation of a monarch whose yoke they threw off some 250 years earlier.
“Londoners seem amazed at the hordes of Americans here for the colourful event,” Jacqueline Bouvier – then a freelance journalist before marrying Senator John F, Kennedy months later – wrote describing the scene in London for the Washington Times-Herald …
Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed on King Charles’ Coronation Day
The coming weekend will be a bank holiday weekend like no other in the United Kingdom, with opportunities for communities across the nation to celebrate the new reign.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to be crowned in what will surely be an historic coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday at 11 a.m. local time following a procession during which they will ride in Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Coach. …
British Airline Flybe Stops Flying, Leaving Thousands of Passengers Stranded
Flybe, a British regional carrier that commenced operations in 2022 using the same name as a bankrupt airline, has “ceased trading” and canceled all scheduled flights, the company and the British Civil Aviation Authority, the country’s regulatory civil aviation body, said on Saturday.
“We are sad to announce that Flybe has been placed into administration,” the airline said in a statement posted on social media.
“Flybe, which operated scheduled services from Belfast …
Man Arrested Over Uranium Seized at Heathrow Airport That Had Triggered An Alert
The mystery of the shipment containing small amounts of uranium to the United Kingdom that was discovered at Heathrow Airport in late December may be closer to being solved.
Over the weekend, counter-terrorism officers arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of a terror offense, Scotland Yard said.
The arrest came after counter-terrorism officers searched an address in Cheshire on Saturday. The man was arrested under Section 9 of the U.K. …
